Tire Evidence Solves a Murder
Justin Leonard and Chandler Eury
Background Info
tire tracks found next to a dead body - murder
police sent tracks to firestone tire company
in Largo Florida
Details
police took photos of crime and sent them to pete mcdonald (a tire design engineer) who helped them identify the tire
police matched tires with local dealershipwoman who bought tires lived with a man who was recently in jail for violent crime
Trial Info
talked to dealer who sold tires
dealer told suspect the tries had been recalled and traded them with new ones
police took old tires
tire evidence with other crime scene evidence
Sentence
the evidence was enough to convict the man and send him to prison for murder